In order to investigate the mechanisms of anti-inflammation and immunity of moxibustion, experiments in animals were made. The results showed the effects of moxibustion were as follows: (1) inhibiting edema and exudation in acute inflamrnation, (2)preventing and treating proliferation of granulomain subacute inflammation, (3)resisting inflammation and decreasing swelling in chronic inflammation,(4)protecting n1urine thymus and spleen in decllning immune function, (5 ) promoting proliferative responses of splenocytes in adjuvant arthritic (AA) rats, (6 ) possessing the effect of dual-directional regulation on cell factors which induce AA rats to be immune disorder. This study indicates that moxibustion has remarkable anti-inflammatory and immunoregulative effects. It may be and important aspect ofmechanism to prevent and treat
Acute model of gastric mucosal damage induced by perfusion of the 70% ethanol in to stomachwas estab1ished. Gastric mucosal blood flow(GMBF), transmucosal potential difference(PD) and gastric mucosal lesion indices and the contents of nitric oxide (NO) in blood and gastric mucosal were detected. The protective effect of moxibustion(M) on gastric mucosal damage in rats and the relationwith nitric oxide were studied. The results obtained were as follows: 1) M has protective effect on gastric mucosal damage in rats. 2) Both precursor of NO-L-arginine(L-arg) and donor of NO-natrii nitroprussidum(SNP) also has the protective effect on gastric mucosal damage in rats. But NO synthesis inhibltor-NG-nitric-L-arginine(L-NNA) could not have the gastroprotective effect. 3 ) By both pretreatment of L-arg and SNP, the gastroprotective effect of M was increased, but by pretreatment of L-NNAand L-arg, the gastroprotective effect was reversed. However, by pretreatment of I,-NNA, the gastroprotective effect of M was decreased. Conclusion: the protective effect of M on gastric mucosal damagein rats was mediated through activation of L-arg-NO
